Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 385 · 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 an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
4. 4.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
10. 10.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
12. 12.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.😡 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
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
20. 20.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
31. 31.📱 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
32. 32.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
36. 36.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
39. 39.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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