Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 54 · 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 of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
8. 8.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
11. 11.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
18. 18.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
19. 19.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
24. 24.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
27. 27.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
28. 28.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
37. 37.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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