Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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