Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 998 · 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 uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
5. 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
6. 6.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
7. 7.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) shouting in class
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
12. 12.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
16. 16.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.🧒 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
24. 24.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
31. 31.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
39. 39.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk

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