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