Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 340 · 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.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
11. 11.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
14. 14.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.True or false: “a loud drill outside” 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) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
25. 25.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
27. 27.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
32. 32.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧒 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 simple words (d) use short forms
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
36. 36.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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