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