Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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