Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 362 · 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) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
9. 9.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
21. 21.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
32. 32.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) a closed door between
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
36. 36.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
37. 37.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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