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