Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 523 · 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 of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
5. 5.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
9. 9.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
16. 16.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
24. 24.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
30. 30.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
39. 39.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight

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