Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 644 · 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 fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
3. 3.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
7. 7.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
12. 12.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
19. 19.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
20. 20.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
27. 27.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
36. 36.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
40. 40.🙈 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

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