Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 294 · 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: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
5. 5.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
9. 9.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
18. 18.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
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.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
35. 35.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
39. 39.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”

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