Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 724 · 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) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
9. 9.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
20. 20.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
22. 22.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
23. 23.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
33. 33.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
40. 40.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word

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