Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 510 · 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 talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
4. 4.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
11. 11.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
15. 15.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
16. 16.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
29. 29.🙈 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
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
32. 32.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
35. 35.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
39. 39.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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