Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 533 · 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) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
9. 9.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
13. 13.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
17. 17.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
25. 25.❓ 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
26. 26.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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