Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 336 · 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.🧒 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
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
4. 4.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
6. 6.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.🔊 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) shout louder (d) cover your ears
15. 15.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a closed door between
22. 22.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
25. 25.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
34. 34.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
36. 36.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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