Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 377 · 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 of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
17. 17.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
18. 18.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
20. 20.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
24. 24.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
29. 29.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
30. 30.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
37. 37.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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