Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 811 · 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 an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
8. 8.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧒 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
12. 12.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
19. 19.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
21. 21.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
23. 23.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
27. 27.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
31. 31.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
38. 38.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight

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