Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 416 · 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 honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
6. 6.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
17. 17.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.❓ 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
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
25. 25.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
27. 27.😡 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
28. 28.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
36. 36.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone

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