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