Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 238 · 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 hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
16. 16.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
18. 18.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
32. 32.🙈 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
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
40. 40.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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