Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 130 · 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: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
3. 3.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
13. 13.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
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 barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
31. 31.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
34. 34.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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