Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 934 · 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: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🙈 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
4. 4.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
9. 9.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
15. 15.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
20. 20.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
22. 22.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
24. 24.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
30. 30.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
33. 33.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
37. 37.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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