Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 824 · 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 talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
7. 7.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
11. 11.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
12. 12.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
16. 16.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
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.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
20. 20.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) shout louder
21. 21.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
28. 28.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
30. 30.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
34. 34.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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