Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 974 · 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) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
6. 6.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
12. 12.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
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.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
18. 18.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
21. 21.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
23. 23.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
30. 30.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
34. 34.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.😡 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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