Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 852 · 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 honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
3. 3.❓ 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
4. 4.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
8. 8.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
10. 10.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
20. 20.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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