Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 499 · 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.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
2. 2.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
5. 5.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
13. 13.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
16. 16.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
29. 29.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
35. 35.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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