Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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