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