Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 908 · 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 short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
6. 6.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
12. 12.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
13. 13.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
17. 17.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
23. 23.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
28. 28.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
36. 36.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🙈 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
40. 40.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) use simple words

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