Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 230 · 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) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
8. 8.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
11. 11.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
14. 14.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
20. 20.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
25. 25.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
27. 27.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
30. 30.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field

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