Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 727 · 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) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
5. 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) shout louder
6. 6.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
10. 10.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.❓ 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
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧒 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 simple words (d) use short forms
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
34. 34.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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