Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 164 · 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 of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
4. 4.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
10. 10.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
18. 18.🙈 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
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
21. 21.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
25. 25.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧒 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
36. 36.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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