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