Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 635 · 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) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
2. 2.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
8. 8.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
27. 27.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
28. 28.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
29. 29.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
39. 39.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous

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