Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 61 · 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) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
3. 3.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
7. 7.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
11. 11.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
19. 19.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
26. 26.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
28. 28.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.📱 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 distraction (d) a weak network
33. 33.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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