Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 700 · 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 a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
4. 4.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
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) talk very fast (d) use hard words
14. 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
15. 15.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
17. 17.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
25. 25.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
31. 31.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
33. 33.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
34. 34.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
35. 35.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
40. 40.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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