Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 170 · 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 honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
9. 9.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
11. 11.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
16. 16.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
20. 20.📱 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
21. 21.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” 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) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
29. 29.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
36. 36.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
40. 40.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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