Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 201 · 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 a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
4. 4.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
12. 12.❓ 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
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
14. 14.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
17. 17.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
33. 33.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.🧒 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
39. 39.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
40. 40.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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