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