Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 297 · 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.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”
4. 4.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
6. 6.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “a weak network” 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 closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
11. 11.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🙈 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
17. 17.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
20. 20.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
24. 24.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
26. 26.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
32. 32.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language

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