Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 563 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
9. 9.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
10. 10.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
14. 14.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
15. 15.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
20. 20.📱 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 distraction (d) a closed door
21. 21.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
28. 28.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
29. 29.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
31. 31.🙈 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
32. 32.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
36. 36.😡 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
37. 37.🔊 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) cover your ears (d) shout louder
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
39. 39.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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