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