Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 496 · 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 fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
7. 7.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
13. 13.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
15. 15.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
16. 16.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
18. 18.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
32. 32.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
34. 34.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
39. 39.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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