Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 608 · 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) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
12. 12.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
17. 17.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
31. 31.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧒 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
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
34. 34.🙈 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
35. 35.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
36. 36.❓ 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
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
39. 39.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between

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