Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 589 · 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 an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
11. 11.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a closed door between
13. 13.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
17. 17.🧒 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 short forms (d) use simple words
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
22. 22.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
23. 23.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
25. 25.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
28. 28.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
34. 34.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight

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