Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 715 · 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 upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
3. 3.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
6. 6.❓ 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
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “honking traffic” 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) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
21. 21.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.😡 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
27. 27.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
31. 31.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
33. 33.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
37. 37.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler

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