Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 480 · 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 a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
6. 6.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
7. 7.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
9. 9.🙈 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
10. 10.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
20. 20.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
24. 24.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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