Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 176 · 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.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
5. 5.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
6. 6.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
7. 7.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
16. 16.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
20. 20.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
24. 24.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
33. 33.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network

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