Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 335 · 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.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) hard words
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
8. 8.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
12. 12.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
18. 18.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
21. 21.🙈 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
22. 22.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
34. 34.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
37. 37.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
38. 38.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line

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