Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 531 · 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.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
2. 2.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
7. 7.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
9. 9.🧒 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
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
14. 14.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
27. 27.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) hard words
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
34. 34.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
39. 39.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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