Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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