Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 48 · 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 hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.❓ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
7. 7.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
11. 11.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (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) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
27. 27.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
30. 30.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
37. 37.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) a weak network
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
39. 39.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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