Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 607 · 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: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
5. 5.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
11. 11.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
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.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
16. 16.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
23. 23.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
35. 35.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
37. 37.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network

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