Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 766 · 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: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
5. 5.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
7. 7.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
9. 9.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🙈 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
13. 13.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
18. 18.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
23. 23.🧒 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
25. 25.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
28. 28.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
30. 30.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network

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