Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 406 · 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 an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
2. 2.🧒 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
3. 3.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
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 crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
10. 10.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
14. 14.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
18. 18.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
27. 27.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
29. 29.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
36. 36.📱 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
37. 37.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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