Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 409 · 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) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
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 weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
5. 5.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
9. 9.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
14. 14.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
15. 15.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
18. 18.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
24. 24.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
25. 25.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
27. 27.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
34. 34.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network

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