Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 622 · 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 barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.📱 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 language barrier (d) a distraction
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
21. 21.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
27. 27.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
29. 29.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
31. 31.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
33. 33.🧒 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 hard words (d) use simple words
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
38. 38.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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