Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 467 · 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.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
3. 3.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
6. 6.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
9. 9.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
15. 15.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
16. 16.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
24. 24.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
28. 28.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
31. 31.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
33. 33.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
40. 40.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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