Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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