Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 910 · 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) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
4. 4.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
13. 13.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
17. 17.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
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.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
26. 26.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
27. 27.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
28. 28.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
34. 34.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
40. 40.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network

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