Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 540 · 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 physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.📱 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
3. 3.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
6. 6.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
14. 14.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
16. 16.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
23. 23.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
25. 25.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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