Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 316 · 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.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
2. 2.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
4. 4.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
6. 6.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
11. 11.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
13. 13.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
20. 20.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
35. 35.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
38. 38.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at

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