Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 134 · 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: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
3. 3.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
9. 9.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
11. 11.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧒 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 short forms (d) use simple words
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
17. 17.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
19. 19.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
20. 20.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
26. 26.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
34. 34.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
36. 36.📱 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
37. 37.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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