Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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