Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 609 · 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.🙈 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
13. 13.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧒 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
16. 16.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
18. 18.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
20. 20.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
29. 29.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
37. 37.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
40. 40.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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