Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 235 · 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 language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
5. 5.🧒 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 hard words (d) use short forms
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
8. 8.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
11. 11.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
18. 18.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
21. 21.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
24. 24.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
25. 25.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📱 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 distraction (d) a weak network
27. 27.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
30. 30.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) a closed door between
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line

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