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 frown? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 2.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a shrug (b) a thumbs-up (c) nodding your head (d) talking on the phone
- 3.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a map (c) a wave goodbye (d) chatting with a friend
- 4.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 5.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a map (b) asking the way aloud (c) an email (d) a bar chart
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) chatting with a friend (c) nodding your head (d) telling a story aloud
- 7.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a shrug (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a no-entry symbol
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a bar chart (c) talking on the phone (d) chatting with a friend
- 9.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) go (b) hurry up (c) stop (d) turn left
- 10.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) numbers are easy to see (b) charts need no data (c) it looks longer (d) it hides the data
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a frown (c) crossing your arms (d) telling a story aloud
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 13.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) verbal (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 14.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 15.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) answering aloud in class (c) talking on the phone (d) a smile
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) a thumbs-up (c) a smile (d) a letter to Nani
- 17.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a traffic light (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a map
- 19.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 20.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 21.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a picture timetable (c) a note in the diary (d) a speech in assembly
- 23.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “a traffic light” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: “a bar chart” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a smile (b) a notice on the board (c) a diagram of a plant (d) nodding your head
- 27.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) chatting with a friend (c) answering aloud in class (d) a shrug
- 29.True or false: “a notice on the board” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice on the board (b) a text message (c) a letter to Nani (d) a diagram of a plant
- 31.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 32.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) nodding your head (b) a letter to Nani (c) chatting with a friend (d) asking the way aloud
- 33.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 34.True or false: “a notice on the board” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a speech in assembly (b) a text message (c) a diagram of a plant (d) chatting with a friend
- 36.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) a map (c) a traffic light (d) a no-entry symbol
- 39.True or false: “a map” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: “crossing your arms” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- non-verbal
- talking on the phone
- a wave goodbye
- visual
- an email
- nodding your head
- telling a story aloud
- a bar chart
- stop
- numbers are easy to see
- telling a story aloud
- non-verbal
- non-verbal
- spoken (verbal)
- a smile
- a letter to Nani
- True
- a smile
- non-verbal
- spoken (verbal)
- spoken (verbal)
- a note in the diary
- False
- False
- True
- a notice on the board
- True
- a shrug
- True
- a diagram of a plant
- non-verbal
- a letter to Nani
- visual
- False
- a text message
- False
- visual
- talking on the phone
- False
- False
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