Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 141 · 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.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
5. 5.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
10. 10.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
12. 12.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
15. 15.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) a closed door between
17. 17.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
20. 20.🔊 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) cover your ears (d) shout louder
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
25. 25.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic

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