Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 202 · 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 feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
5. 5.❓ 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
11. 11.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
13. 13.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
15. 15.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
18. 18.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
23. 23.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
25. 25.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) not trusting the speaker
27. 27.🧒 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
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
32. 32.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
35. 35.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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