Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 967 · 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) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
4. 4.🧒 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.📱 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
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
12. 12.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
13. 13.❓ 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
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
16. 16.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
26. 26.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
29. 29.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
33. 33.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
35. 35.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words

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