Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 5 · 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 honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
6. 6.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
9. 9.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
17. 17.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
20. 20.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
30. 30.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
35. 35.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
37. 37.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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