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