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: “crossing your arms” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) nodding your head (b) talking on the phone (c) a letter to Nani (d) a picture timetable
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a birthday card message (b) a notice on the board (c) a text message (d) a picture timetable
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) asking the way aloud (c) telling a story aloud (d) a birthday card message
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a letter to Nani (c) crossing your arms (d) a shrug
- 6.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) answering aloud in class (c) a wave goodbye (d) a text message
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a birthday card message (b) a notice on the board (c) an email (d) a shrug
- 8.True or false: “a shrug” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 9.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) written (b) visual (c) verbal (d) non-verbal
- 10.True or false: “nodding your head” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a shrug (b) telling a story aloud (c) a text message (d) a bar chart
- 12.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) telling a story aloud (c) a note in the diary (d) nodding your head
- 13.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a diagram of a plant (c) nodding your head (d) a frown
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shrug (b) a wave goodbye (c) crossing your arms (d) a map
- 16.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a birthday card message (b) a letter to Nani (c) a text message (d) a traffic light
- 18.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) answering aloud in class (c) talking on the phone (d) crossing your arms
- 21.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a letter to Nani (c) talking on the phone (d) crossing your arms
- 23.True or false: “a bar chart” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) an email (c) talking on the phone (d) telling a story aloud
- 25.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 26.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a frown (c) a diagram of a plant (d) answering aloud in class
- 28.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 29.🗂️ Which type of communication is a birthday card message? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 30.True or false: “a notice on the board” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a smile (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a note in the diary (d) answering aloud in class
- 32.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) an email (c) a traffic light (d) answering aloud in class
- 33.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) a smile (c) a map (d) nodding your head
- 35.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) no communication (c) verbal communication (d) visual communication
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) nodding your head (c) a frown (d) a wave goodbye
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a thumbs-up (c) telling a story aloud (d) a frown
- 38.True or false: “a notice on the board” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) telling a story aloud (c) a smile (d) asking the way aloud
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a speech in assembly (b) a wave goodbye (c) asking the way aloud (d) talking on the phone
Answer key
- True
- nodding your head
- a picture timetable
- a birthday card message
- a letter to Nani
- a text message
- a shrug
- True
- non-verbal
- True
- telling a story aloud
- a note in the diary
- True
- a diagram of a plant
- a map
- spoken (verbal)
- a traffic light
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- crossing your arms
- visual
- crossing your arms
- False
- an email
- written
- False
- a frown
- visual
- written
- False
- a smile
- a traffic light
- True
- a map
- verbal communication
- a note in the diary
- telling a story aloud
- True
- a smile
- a wave goodbye
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