Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 431 · 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.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
5. 5.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
8. 8.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🙈 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) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
19. 19.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) a closed door between
23. 23.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
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) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
29. 29.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (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) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous

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