Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 78 · 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) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
3. 3.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
7. 7.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
9. 9.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
11. 11.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
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.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
26. 26.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
34. 34.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language

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