Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 430 · 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: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
12. 12.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
17. 17.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📱 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
23. 23.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
25. 25.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
27. 27.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
34. 34.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
35. 35.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic

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