Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 850 · 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 big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
9. 9.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
15. 15.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
18. 18.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
34. 34.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
38. 38.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”

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