Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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