Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 613 · 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 physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
2. 2.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) shout louder
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
4. 4.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
10. 10.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
19. 19.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
22. 22.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.🧒 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
29. 29.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line

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