Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 281 · 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.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
8. 8.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
11. 11.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
17. 17.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
18. 18.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
21. 21.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
23. 23.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
35. 35.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
36. 36.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
37. 37.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
39. 39.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk

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