Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 861 · 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) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
10. 10.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
16. 16.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a distraction
17. 17.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
20. 20.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
23. 23.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
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) calm down first (d) send long texts
28. 28.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
30. 30.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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