Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 233 · 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.🙈 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) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
4. 4.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) hard words
9. 9.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
16. 16.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
21. 21.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.😡 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
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
31. 31.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
37. 37.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
38. 38.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field

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