Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 929 · 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.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
9. 9.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
12. 12.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
24. 24.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
26. 26.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
28. 28.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
29. 29.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
31. 31.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
35. 35.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”

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