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