Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 485 · 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 being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
5. 5.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
7. 7.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
8. 8.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
23. 23.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
26. 26.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
27. 27.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) hard words
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
34. 34.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
40. 40.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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