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