Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 52 · 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 a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
5. 5.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
8. 8.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
25. 25.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
27. 27.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
33. 33.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
37. 37.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings

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