Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 880 · 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 of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
2. 2.🙈 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
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
11. 11.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
24. 24.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
25. 25.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
28. 28.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
36. 36.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
37. 37.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
38. 38.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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