Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 206 · 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 loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
3. 3.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
6. 6.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
13. 13.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
18. 18.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
19. 19.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
26. 26.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
31. 31.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
34. 34.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) not trusting the speaker
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry

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