Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 26 · 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 feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
5. 5.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) a weak network
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
12. 12.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
16. 16.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
20. 20.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
23. 23.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
25. 25.🙈 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) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
33. 33.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) a closed door between
35. 35.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language

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