Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 732 · 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 barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
5. 5.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
7. 7.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
10. 10.😡 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
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
14. 14.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🙈 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
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
21. 21.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
27. 27.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
29. 29.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
31. 31.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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