Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 322 · 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) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
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.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
8. 8.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
9. 9.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
10. 10.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
16. 16.🧒 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
23. 23.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
26. 26.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
27. 27.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
29. 29.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
35. 35.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
40. 40.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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