Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 113 · 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: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
6. 6.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
7. 7.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
28. 28.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
30. 30.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
35. 35.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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