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