Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 834 · 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 language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
4. 4.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
21. 21.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
23. 23.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
27. 27.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
33. 33.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
38. 38.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
40. 40.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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