Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 146 · 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.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
2. 2.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
7. 7.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
9. 9.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
13. 13.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
27. 27.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
32. 32.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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