Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 432 · 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 a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
14. 14.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
29. 29.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
38. 38.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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