Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 781 · 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: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
3. 3.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
5. 5.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
15. 15.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧒 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
26. 26.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
28. 28.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
33. 33.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
37. 37.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”

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