Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 640 · 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) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
3. 3.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
9. 9.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
13. 13.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
14. 14.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
18. 18.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
21. 21.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
22. 22.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
24. 24.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
30. 30.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
36. 36.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier

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