Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 45 · 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 too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
6. 6.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧒 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
8. 8.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (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) upset after a fight
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
14. 14.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
19. 19.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
20. 20.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
30. 30.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🙈 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
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous

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