Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 993 · 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.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
2. 2.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
5. 5.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
8. 8.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
11. 11.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
15. 15.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
17. 17.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
21. 21.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
27. 27.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
29. 29.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
31. 31.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
36. 36.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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