Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 556 · 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.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
4. 4.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
6. 6.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
9. 9.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
17. 17.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
18. 18.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
24. 24.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
27. 27.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
30. 30.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
32. 32.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
40. 40.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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