Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 392 · 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 physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
14. 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
19. 19.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
27. 27.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
28. 28.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
34. 34.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
35. 35.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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