Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 419 · 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.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
12. 12.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🙈 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
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
33. 33.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
40. 40.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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