Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 353 · 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 an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
4. 4.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
5. 5.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
9. 9.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
14. 14.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
39. 39.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker

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