Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 47 · 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 local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
16. 16.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
19. 19.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
21. 21.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
24. 24.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
33. 33.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
39. 39.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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