Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 375 · 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.🙈 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
3. 3.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.😡 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
13. 13.🧒 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
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
28. 28.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
31. 31.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network

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