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