Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 753 · 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.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
5. 5.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
7. 7.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
9. 9.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
11. 11.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
15. 15.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
20. 20.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
25. 25.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
30. 30.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
39. 39.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler

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