Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 213 · 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) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🙈 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
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
11. 11.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
15. 15.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
20. 20.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
21. 21.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📱 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
23. 23.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
27. 27.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
34. 34.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous

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