Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 249 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Find the block, fix the block): Physical barrier: a loud drill outside, a crackly phone line, honking traffic, a weak network, talking across a field. Fix: move closer or to a quieter place, call back later. Language barrier: hard technical words, an unknown language, too much slang, short forms like “IDK”. Fix: simple words, ask what a word means. Emotional barrier: being very angry, feeling too shy to talk, being upset after a fight, fear of being laughed at. Fix: calm down first, talk privately. Distractions (a phone mid-talk) also block messages — put them away.

1. 1.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
10. 10.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
14. 14.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
21. 21.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
28. 28.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
30. 30.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
35. 35.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
37. 37.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

Free communication skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/communication-skills-for-students