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 frown? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 2.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 3.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a wave goodbye (b) chatting with a friend (c) a letter to Nani (d) a map
- 4.True or false: “crossing your arms” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 6.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a map (b) a shrug (c) chatting with a friend (d) a no-entry symbol
- 7.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 8.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 9.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) answering aloud in class (c) a speech in assembly (d) a picture timetable
- 10.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) a picture timetable (c) answering aloud in class (d) an email
- 11.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) verbal
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a traffic light (b) telling a story aloud (c) a picture timetable (d) a map
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a frown (b) a shrug (c) a thumbs-up (d) a birthday card message
- 14.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 15.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a map (b) chatting with a friend (c) a letter to Nani (d) a shrug
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shrug (b) a frown (c) a thumbs-up (d) a no-entry symbol
- 17.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a shrug (b) a text message (c) a smile (d) a traffic light
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) a bar chart (c) a traffic light (d) a smile
- 19.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) a map (c) crossing your arms (d) a traffic light
- 20.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) verbal communication (c) visual communication (d) no communication
- 21.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a letter to Nani (d) a no-entry symbol
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a map (c) a picture timetable (d) a shrug
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) talking on the phone (c) a speech in assembly (d) a letter to Nani
- 24.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a shrug (c) a birthday card message (d) a note in the diary
- 26.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a shrug (c) a note in the diary (d) a traffic light
- 29.True or false: “a note in the diary” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 32.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a wave goodbye (c) a picture timetable (d) answering aloud in class
- 33.True or false: “a traffic light” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding your head (b) a traffic light (c) a shrug (d) crossing your arms
- 36.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) a speech in assembly (c) a letter to Nani (d) a picture timetable
- 38.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 39.True or false: “a traffic light” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “a map” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- non-verbal
- written
- a letter to Nani
- False
- non-verbal
- chatting with a friend
- written
- spoken (verbal)
- crossing your arms
- answering aloud in class
- non-verbal
- telling a story aloud
- a birthday card message
- visual
- a map
- a no-entry symbol
- a text message
- a smile
- a note in the diary
- verbal communication
- asking the way aloud
- a shrug
- a letter to Nani
- False
- a shrug
- False
- non-verbal
- a traffic light
- False
- False
- non-verbal
- a wave goodbye
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- a traffic light
- True
- a picture timetable
- visual
- True
- False
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