Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 892 · 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.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
3. 3.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
5. 5.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
9. 9.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
22. 22.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
34. 34.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
39. 39.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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