Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 620 · 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 barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
5. 5.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
6. 6.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
15. 15.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
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.🙈 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
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
26. 26.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
32. 32.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
39. 39.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”

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