Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 16 · 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 barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
5. 5.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🙈 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
10. 10.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
15. 15.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
18. 18.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
34. 34.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
38. 38.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker

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