Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 464 · 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 barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
8. 8.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
11. 11.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
17. 17.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
18. 18.🧒 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 simple words (d) use short forms
19. 19.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
26. 26.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
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.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
36. 36.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous

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