Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 366 · 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 too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🙈 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
3. 3.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
6. 6.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
13. 13.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
16. 16.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
18. 18.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
26. 26.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
29. 29.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
38. 38.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
40. 40.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network

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