Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 447 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
6. 6.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
16. 16.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
17. 17.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
20. 20.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
24. 24.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
26. 26.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
28. 28.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
34. 34.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
35. 35.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous

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