Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 174 · 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 short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
4. 4.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧒 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
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
17. 17.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
20. 20.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
23. 23.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical 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 is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
28. 28.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight

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