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