Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 846 · 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 upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
5. 5.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
11. 11.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
14. 14.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
22. 22.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
23. 23.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
25. 25.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.❓ 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
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight

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