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