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