Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 638 · 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 big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
11. 11.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) hard words
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
21. 21.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) shout louder
22. 22.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
27. 27.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
29. 29.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
38. 38.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
40. 40.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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