Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 614 · 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) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
2. 2.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
9. 9.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
12. 12.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📱 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
25. 25.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
28. 28.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
31. 31.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
37. 37.🧒 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
38. 38.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack

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