Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 60 · 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.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
8. 8.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
9. 9.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
19. 19.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
23. 23.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
30. 30.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
33. 33.🧒 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
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
36. 36.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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