Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 889 · 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 of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
2. 2.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
4. 4.❓ 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
8. 8.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
28. 28.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) shouting in class
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
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 of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
38. 38.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
40. 40.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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