Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 972 · 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.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
5. 5.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
8. 8.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
15. 15.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
28. 28.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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