Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 699 · 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) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
15. 15.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧒 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
19. 19.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
21. 21.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
22. 22.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
24. 24.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
30. 30.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
35. 35.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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