Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 489 · 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 hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
3. 3.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
8. 8.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
10. 10.❓ 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
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
13. 13.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
17. 17.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
20. 20.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
21. 21.🙈 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
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
31. 31.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
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: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
40. 40.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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