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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it looks longer (b) it hides the data (c) numbers are easy to see (d) charts need no data
- 2.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 3.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a speech in assembly (d) a wave goodbye
- 4.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) verbal communication (c) no communication (d) visual communication
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 6.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 7.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) verbal (d) written
- 8.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) an email (b) answering aloud in class (c) a wave goodbye (d) a note in the diary
- 9.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a text message (b) a bar chart (c) a thumbs-up (d) a frown
- 10.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice on the board (b) a letter to Nani (c) a thumbs-up (d) an email
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding your head (b) asking the way aloud (c) telling a story aloud (d) answering aloud in class
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a bar chart (c) a frown (d) a traffic light
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a picture timetable (d) a bar chart
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a speech in assembly (b) a shrug (c) a thumbs-up (d) a smile
- 18.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 19.True or false: “nodding your head” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a speech in assembly (c) chatting with a friend (d) asking the way aloud
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a map (c) answering aloud in class (d) a traffic light
- 22.True or false: “a frown” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a note in the diary (c) crossing your arms (d) answering aloud in class
- 24.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a text message (b) a picture timetable (c) a frown (d) asking the way aloud
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shrug (b) a smile (c) nodding your head (d) asking the way aloud
- 26.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a thumbs-up (c) a smile (d) a wave goodbye
- 28.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) nodding your head (c) a map (d) a wave goodbye
- 30.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a map (b) a note in the diary (c) a bar chart (d) asking the way aloud
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) a traffic light (c) a diagram of a plant (d) telling a story aloud
- 33.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a picture timetable (c) a no-entry symbol (d) a shrug
- 34.✉️ 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
- 35.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 36.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crossing your arms (b) a bar chart (c) a thumbs-up (d) a smile
- 38.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 39.True or false: “a frown” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) hurry up (b) go (c) stop (d) turn left
Answer key
- numbers are easy to see
- written
- a wave goodbye
- verbal communication
- visual
- True
- non-verbal
- answering aloud in class
- a text message
- True
- visual
- a thumbs-up
- nodding your head
- a frown
- spoken (verbal)
- a letter to Nani
- a speech in assembly
- written
- True
- a wave goodbye
- answering aloud in class
- False
- crossing your arms
- asking the way aloud
- asking the way aloud
- True
- a text message
- False
- a map
- False
- a note in the diary
- telling a story aloud
- a shrug
- you can read it again
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
- a bar chart
- visual
- True
- stop
Free communication skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/communication-skills-for-students