Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 338 · 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 barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
3. 3.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
21. 21.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
23. 23.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
24. 24.🙈 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
25. 25.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📱 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 distraction (d) a closed door
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
28. 28.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
29. 29.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
34. 34.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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