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.True or false: “a smile” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 3.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) a wave goodbye (c) a smile (d) a speech in assembly
- 4.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 5.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) talking on the phone (c) telling a story aloud (d) a notice on the board
- 6.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) stop (b) hurry up (c) go (d) turn left
- 7.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a speech in assembly (b) chatting with a friend (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a letter to Nani
- 8.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a text message (b) a thumbs-up (c) asking the way aloud (d) a frown
- 9.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) verbal
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a wave goodbye (c) a note in the diary (d) a shrug
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) crossing your arms (c) an email (d) a note in the diary
- 12.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) visual (b) verbal (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a speech in assembly (b) a shrug (c) nodding your head (d) a frown
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a wave goodbye (d) asking the way aloud
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 16.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) it hides the data (c) numbers are easy to see (d) it looks longer
- 17.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 18.True or false: “an email” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a map (c) a traffic light (d) a picture timetable
- 20.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) a thumbs-up (c) a notice on the board (d) telling a story aloud
- 22.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 24.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 25.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a frown (c) a map (d) talking on the phone
- 26.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a shrug (b) a bar chart (c) telling a story aloud (d) a traffic light
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a text message (b) answering aloud in class (c) a picture timetable (d) a notice on the board
- 28.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) verbal communication (c) visual communication (d) no communication
- 29.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 31.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a text message (b) a frown (c) talking on the phone (d) a notice on the board
- 32.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) asking the way aloud (c) telling a story aloud (d) answering aloud in class
- 35.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a map (d) telling a story aloud
- 36.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) nodding your head (b) a note in the diary (c) a birthday card message (d) telling a story aloud
- 37.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 38.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 39.True or false: “nodding your head” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
Answer key
- True
- non-verbal
- a speech in assembly
- visual
- a notice on the board
- stop
- a letter to Nani
- asking the way aloud
- non-verbal
- a note in the diary
- crossing your arms
- visual
- a speech in assembly
- a diagram of a plant
- visual
- numbers are easy to see
- written
- True
- a text message
- True
- telling a story aloud
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- spoken (verbal)
- a map
- a shrug
- answering aloud in class
- verbal communication
- False
- non-verbal
- talking on the phone
- True
- non-verbal
- a diagram of a plant
- a thumbs-up
- nodding your head
- visual
- visual
- False
- written
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