Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 726 · 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.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
5. 5.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧒 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
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
10. 10.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
31. 31.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
35. 35.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
37. 37.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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