Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 777 · 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: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
7. 7.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
9. 9.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
17. 17.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
20. 20.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
21. 21.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
23. 23.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
30. 30.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
32. 32.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
38. 38.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
40. 40.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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