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