Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 261 · 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: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧒 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
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) a closed door between
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
11. 11.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
18. 18.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
24. 24.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
29. 29.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
31. 31.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
39. 39.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
40. 40.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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