Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 355 · 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 physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
5. 5.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
6. 6.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
9. 9.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
11. 11.❓ 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
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
23. 23.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
27. 27.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
32. 32.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
35. 35.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.😡 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
39. 39.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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