Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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