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