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