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