Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 241 · 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 an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
3. 3.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
9. 9.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
10. 10.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.❓ 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
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
22. 22.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.📱 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
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
35. 35.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker

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