Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 749 · 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: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
5. 5.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
16. 16.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
19. 19.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
35. 35.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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