Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 769 · 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: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
3. 3.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
8. 8.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
11. 11.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
20. 20.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
31. 31.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
39. 39.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) a weak network

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