Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 252 · 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.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
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.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.❓ 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
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
11. 11.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
12. 12.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
16. 16.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a closed door between
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.📱 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
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
24. 24.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
28. 28.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
29. 29.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
32. 32.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
34. 34.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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