Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 987 · 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.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
3. 3.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
10. 10.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
11. 11.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) a closed door between
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
17. 17.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
22. 22.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
35. 35.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
39. 39.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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