Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 521 · 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 being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
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 barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
16. 16.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
32. 32.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
33. 33.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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