Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 460 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
4. 4.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
12. 12.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
17. 17.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
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) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
30. 30.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
33. 33.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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