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