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