Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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