Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 391 · 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.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
5. 5.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
7. 7.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
9. 9.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
11. 11.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧒 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
16. 16.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
17. 17.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
19. 19.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
24. 24.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network

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