Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 633 · 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.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
10. 10.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
17. 17.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
27. 27.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
29. 29.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
32. 32.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
36. 36.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler

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