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 nodding your head? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 2.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 3.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) crossing your arms (c) a smile (d) chatting with a friend
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) a map (c) asking the way aloud (d) chatting with a friend
- 5.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a frown (b) a text message (c) a smile (d) answering aloud in class
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) telling a story aloud (c) answering aloud in class (d) a speech in assembly
- 7.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) hurry up (b) go (c) turn left (d) stop
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a picture timetable (b) a traffic light (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a letter to Nani
- 9.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 10.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 11.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 12.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a speech in assembly (b) nodding your head (c) telling a story aloud (d) talking on the phone
- 13.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 14.True or false: “crossing your arms” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) a picture timetable (c) a map (d) a diagram of a plant
- 17.True or false: “a frown” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a letter to Nani (c) a note in the diary (d) a birthday card message
- 19.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 20.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crossing your arms (b) a thumbs-up (c) a bar chart (d) a frown
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) an email (c) a smile (d) chatting with a friend
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a text message (c) a birthday card message (d) a note in the diary
- 24.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it has no words (b) nobody can read it (c) it is always faster (d) you can read it again
- 25.True or false: “crossing your arms” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a map (b) answering aloud in class (c) a letter to Nani (d) nodding your head
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) chatting with a friend (c) a note in the diary (d) an email
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a traffic light (c) crossing your arms (d) a shrug
- 29.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) no communication (b) verbal communication (c) written communication (d) visual communication
- 30.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a bar chart (b) a smile (c) a letter to Nani (d) a frown
- 31.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) asking the way aloud (c) a smile (d) a letter to Nani
- 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a traffic light (b) a shrug (c) a bar chart (d) a map
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 35.True or false: “a birthday card message” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 37.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 39.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) verbal
- 40.True or false: “an email” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- non-verbal
- non-verbal
- a notice on the board
- a map
- a text message
- a note in the diary
- stop
- a letter to Nani
- non-verbal
- spoken (verbal)
- spoken (verbal)
- nodding your head
- written
- False
- visual
- talking on the phone
- True
- a thumbs-up
- spoken (verbal)
- visual
- a bar chart
- chatting with a friend
- answering aloud in class
- you can read it again
- True
- a letter to Nani
- a picture timetable
- answering aloud in class
- verbal communication
- a bar chart
- a smile
- written
- a shrug
- visual
- True
- non-verbal
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- visual
- True
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