Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 953 · 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 language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
6. 6.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
15. 15.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
16. 16.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
18. 18.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
21. 21.📱 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
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.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
31. 31.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line

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