Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 286 · 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 fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
7. 7.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
16. 16.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
20. 20.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
22. 22.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
24. 24.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
31. 31.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
32. 32.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
34. 34.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
36. 36.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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