Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 682 · 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 talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
10. 10.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
13. 13.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
15. 15.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
17. 17.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
20. 20.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
21. 21.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
22. 22.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
24. 24.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
38. 38.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier

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