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