Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 943 · 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 a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
3. 3.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) hard words
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🙈 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) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
9. 9.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
11. 11.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🔊 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) shout louder (d) cover your ears
22. 22.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
26. 26.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
28. 28.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) a closed door between
35. 35.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack

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