Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 260 · 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.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
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 is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
7. 7.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
8. 8.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
10. 10.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) not trusting the speaker
13. 13.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
17. 17.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
20. 20.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
25. 25.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier

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