Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 900 · 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.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
3. 3.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
4. 4.🧒 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 hard words (d) use simple words
5. 5.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
7. 7.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
9. 9.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
11. 11.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.📱 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 distraction (d) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
26. 26.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
39. 39.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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