Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 386 · 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 an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
2. 2.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
3. 3.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
6. 6.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
21. 21.❓ 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
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
23. 23.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
28. 28.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
37. 37.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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