Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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