Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 867 · 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 honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
5. 5.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
6. 6.🔊 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) shout louder (d) give up talking
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
9. 9.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
12. 12.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
14. 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
16. 16.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
23. 23.🧒 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
26. 26.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
30. 30.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
32. 32.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field

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