Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 433 · 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: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
6. 6.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
10. 10.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
15. 15.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
25. 25.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
30. 30.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
40. 40.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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