Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 999 · 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.🧒 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
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
7. 7.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (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) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
16. 16.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
23. 23.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
33. 33.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
36. 36.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
38. 38.🔊 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) cover your ears (d) shout louder
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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