Types of Communication Worksheet
Communication tip (Ask how the message travels): Verbal (spoken): talking on the phone, answering aloud in class, telling a story aloud, a speech in assembly. Non-verbal: a smile, a thumbs-up, nodding your head, a frown, crossing your arms, a shrug. Written: a letter, a text message, a note in the diary, an email, a notice on the board. Visual: a map, a bar chart, a traffic light, a diagram of a plant, a no-entry symbol, a picture timetable.
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- 1.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) a bar chart (c) asking the way aloud (d) a frown
- 2.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) answering aloud in class (c) a birthday card message (d) a frown
- 3.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it is always faster (b) you can read it again (c) nobody can read it (d) it has no words
- 4.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) visual communication (c) no communication (d) verbal communication
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 6.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 7.True or false: “nodding your head” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a letter to Nani (d) a frown
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a speech in assembly (b) talking on the phone (c) a frown (d) telling a story aloud
- 10.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a bar chart (b) a text message (c) a map (d) nodding your head
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding your head (b) a wave goodbye (c) a smile (d) a map
- 12.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) nodding your head (b) chatting with a friend (c) talking on the phone (d) a diagram of a plant
- 13.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 14.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 16.True or false: “a smile” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 18.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) answering aloud in class (c) an email (d) a wave goodbye
- 19.True or false: “a picture timetable” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a traffic light (d) a no-entry symbol
- 21.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a smile (c) a bar chart (d) a text message
- 23.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) visual (b) verbal (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 24.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) stop (b) go (c) turn left (d) hurry up
- 26.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a smile (c) a notice on the board (d) a picture timetable
- 28.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) visual (b) verbal (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is a birthday card message? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 31.True or false: “a smile” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “nodding your head” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a thumbs-up (d) crossing your arms
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 35.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a speech in assembly (b) a smile (c) nodding your head (d) a no-entry symbol
- 36.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) nodding your head (c) a map (d) telling a story aloud
- 37.True or false: “a map” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) talking on the phone (c) telling a story aloud (d) a traffic light
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 40.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a frown
- answering aloud in class
- you can read it again
- verbal communication
- visual
- visual
- False
- chatting with a friend
- a frown
- nodding your head
- a map
- a diagram of a plant
- written
- written
- non-verbal
- False
- visual
- an email
- True
- a note in the diary
- spoken (verbal)
- a text message
- non-verbal
- True
- stop
- written
- a picture timetable
- False
- visual
- written
- False
- True
- a no-entry symbol
- spoken (verbal)
- a no-entry symbol
- a map
- False
- a traffic light
- non-verbal
- False
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