Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 507 · 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.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
2. 2.🔊 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) give up talking (d) shout louder
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: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
9. 9.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
11. 11.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
21. 21.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
28. 28.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
30. 30.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
37. 37.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
40. 40.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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