Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 557 · 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 language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
3. 3.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
15. 15.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
18. 18.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
34. 34.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside

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