Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 670 · 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.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
13. 13.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
19. 19.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
29. 29.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙈 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
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend

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