Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 825 · 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) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
10. 10.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
13. 13.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
15. 15.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
16. 16.😡 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
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
21. 21.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
22. 22.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
27. 27.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
37. 37.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
40. 40.🧒 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

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