Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 734 · 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.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
11. 11.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
15. 15.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🙈 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) asking a stranger (d) shouting in class
17. 17.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
25. 25.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
28. 28.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
30. 30.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
31. 31.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
34. 34.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
39. 39.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous

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