Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 980 · 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.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
2. 2.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
6. 6.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
10. 10.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
16. 16.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
18. 18.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
25. 25.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
26. 26.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
37. 37.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
39. 39.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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