Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 212 · 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 of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
2. 2.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧒 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
7. 7.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
10. 10.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
23. 23.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
31. 31.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
32. 32.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.😡 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
34. 34.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network

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