Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 310 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
2. 2.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
3. 3.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) hard words
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
6. 6.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
10. 10.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
19. 19.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🧒 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
23. 23.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
24. 24.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
29. 29.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
33. 33.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
35. 35.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
37. 37.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk

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