Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 784 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
8. 8.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
18. 18.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a distraction
19. 19.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
26. 26.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
34. 34.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
39. 39.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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