Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 736 · 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: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
4. 4.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
8. 8.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
15. 15.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
30. 30.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
34. 34.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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