Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 752 · 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.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
5. 5.📱 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 language barrier (d) a distraction
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
7. 7.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
17. 17.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
20. 20.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
22. 22.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
24. 24.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
33. 33.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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