Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 478 · 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 barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
10. 10.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
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.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
13. 13.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) a weak network
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.😡 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
27. 27.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
30. 30.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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