Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 425 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
7. 7.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
11. 11.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
12. 12.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
17. 17.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
18. 18.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
20. 20.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
22. 22.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
23. 23.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
26. 26.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
40. 40.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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