Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 220 · 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 of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
10. 10.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
11. 11.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
21. 21.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) a closed door between
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
32. 32.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
39. 39.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside

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