Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 472 · 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 of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
2. 2.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
18. 18.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
19. 19.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
20. 20.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
26. 26.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
28. 28.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📱 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 closed door (d) a distraction
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
35. 35.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
38. 38.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry

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