Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 793 · 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 too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
2. 2.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
15. 15.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
16. 16.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
21. 21.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
25. 25.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
30. 30.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
31. 31.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
34. 34.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
38. 38.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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