Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 330 · 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) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
5. 5.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
14. 14.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
19. 19.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
22. 22.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
23. 23.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
24. 24.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
31. 31.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
34. 34.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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