Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 486 · 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 a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
4. 4.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
18. 18.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
20. 20.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a language barrier (d) a distraction
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
25. 25.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
28. 28.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
40. 40.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network

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