Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 928 · 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.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
10. 10.😡 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
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
12. 12.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
14. 14.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
16. 16.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
23. 23.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
25. 25.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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