Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 440 · 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 a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
5. 5.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
9. 9.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
10. 10.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
11. 11.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
12. 12.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
14. 14.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
18. 18.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
23. 23.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
24. 24.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
35. 35.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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