Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 960 · 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) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.❓ 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
8. 8.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
27. 27.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
29. 29.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
30. 30.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
33. 33.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside

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