Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 698 · 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 talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
4. 4.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
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 local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
8. 8.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
12. 12.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
17. 17.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
20. 20.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) shouting in class
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
25. 25.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
29. 29.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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