Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 615 · 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) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
12. 12.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
18. 18.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
22. 22.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
27. 27.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
35. 35.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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