Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 136 · 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.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
14. 14.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
16. 16.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
26. 26.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
37. 37.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.❓ 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
39. 39.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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