Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 722 · 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) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
5. 5.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
7. 7.😡 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
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
12. 12.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
27. 27.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
31. 31.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
36. 36.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
38. 38.🔊 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
39. 39.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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