Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 616 · 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 an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
2. 2.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
11. 11.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
17. 17.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
19. 19.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
23. 23.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
24. 24.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
28. 28.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk

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