Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 762 · 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 physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
2. 2.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
5. 5.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
11. 11.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
12. 12.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) shout louder
14. 14.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
15. 15.❓ 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
19. 19.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
22. 22.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
34. 34.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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