Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 569 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
5. 5.❓ 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
6. 6.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
7. 7.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.😡 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
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
10. 10.🙈 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
11. 11.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
20. 20.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
28. 28.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
29. 29.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
33. 33.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside

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