Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 524 · 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 too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.❓ 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
4. 4.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
14. 14.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
23. 23.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
28. 28.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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