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 type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 2.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a speech in assembly (c) chatting with a friend (d) a wave goodbye
- 4.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) verbal
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice on the board (b) a note in the diary (c) a speech in assembly (d) an email
- 6.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 7.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) a smile (c) a note in the diary (d) asking the way aloud
- 8.True or false: “a notice on the board” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a map (b) a bar chart (c) a shrug (d) answering aloud in class
- 10.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 11.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it looks longer (b) charts need no data (c) it hides the data (d) numbers are easy to see
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a speech in assembly (b) telling a story aloud (c) a text message (d) asking the way aloud
- 13.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) telling a story aloud (c) a note in the diary (d) a text message
- 15.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a picture timetable (c) a smile (d) a text message
- 16.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 17.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) a frown (c) answering aloud in class (d) a notice on the board
- 18.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 19.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 21.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 23.True or false: “talking on the phone” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “a smile” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a speech in assembly (c) chatting with a friend (d) a map
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) talking on the phone (c) asking the way aloud (d) a picture timetable
- 27.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it is always faster (b) nobody can read it (c) it has no words (d) you can read it again
- 28.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 29.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 30.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) nodding your head (b) talking on the phone (c) a map (d) a shrug
- 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 33.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is a birthday card message? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 35.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 36.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice on the board (b) a birthday card message (c) a text message (d) a frown
- 38.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 40.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a map (b) a text message (c) an email (d) talking on the phone
Answer key
- written
- True
- a wave goodbye
- non-verbal
- a speech in assembly
- visual
- a note in the diary
- True
- answering aloud in class
- visual
- numbers are easy to see
- a text message
- spoken (verbal)
- telling a story aloud
- a smile
- non-verbal
- a notice on the board
- non-verbal
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- visual
- written
- False
- False
- a map
- a picture timetable
- you can read it again
- written
- non-verbal
- True
- a map
- visual
- spoken (verbal)
- written
- non-verbal
- False
- a frown
- True
- visual
- talking on the phone
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