Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 103 · 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.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
3. 3.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.📱 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
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
14. 14.🧒 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 simple words (d) use hard words
15. 15.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
18. 18.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
19. 19.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
22. 22.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
33. 33.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
39. 39.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker

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