Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 271 · 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 crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
4. 4.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
6. 6.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
16. 16.🧒 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
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
32. 32.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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