Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 437 · 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) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
2. 2.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
4. 4.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
6. 6.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
13. 13.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
21. 21.📱 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
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
25. 25.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.😡 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
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
35. 35.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field

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