Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 573 · 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 language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
3. 3.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
8. 8.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
9. 9.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
10. 10.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
15. 15.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
22. 22.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.📱 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 weak network (d) a distraction
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
40. 40.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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