Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 968 · 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) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
4. 4.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
11. 11.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
14. 14.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
15. 15.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.🙈 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) asking a stranger (d) shouting in class
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧒 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 hard words (d) use simple words
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
36. 36.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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