Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 313 · 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) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
9. 9.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
11. 11.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
15. 15.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) shouting in class
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
20. 20.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
23. 23.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
31. 31.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
34. 34.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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