Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 860 · 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.🧒 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
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
7. 7.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
15. 15.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
18. 18.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
20. 20.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
23. 23.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
27. 27.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
28. 28.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
35. 35.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
37. 37.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
39. 39.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
40. 40.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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