Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 100 · 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 of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
5. 5.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
29. 29.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
33. 33.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
37. 37.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language

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