Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 424 · 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 feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
12. 12.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
15. 15.🙈 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
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
24. 24.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
28. 28.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
34. 34.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
37. 37.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
39. 39.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
40. 40.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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