Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 591 · 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 an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
3. 3.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
16. 16.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
20. 20.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
21. 21.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
27. 27.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
33. 33.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
35. 35.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
39. 39.🔍 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
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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