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