Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 812 · 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 short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
7. 7.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
9. 9.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
13. 13.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
26. 26.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
34. 34.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
37. 37.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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