Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 473 · 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) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
4. 4.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
10. 10.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
14. 14.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
16. 16.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
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.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
23. 23.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
28. 28.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
31. 31.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
32. 32.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
34. 34.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic

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