Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 809 · 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.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
3. 3.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
14. 14.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
16. 16.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
18. 18.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
25. 25.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
26. 26.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
27. 27.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
28. 28.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
33. 33.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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