Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 272 · 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: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
9. 9.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📱 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
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
12. 12.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
20. 20.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
25. 25.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
28. 28.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
32. 32.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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