Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 706 · 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 language barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧒 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
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
14. 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
16. 16.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
17. 17.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
18. 18.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
31. 31.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
33. 33.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
40. 40.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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