Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 102 · 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 hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
9. 9.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
10. 10.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
12. 12.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
13. 13.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
15. 15.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
18. 18.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
20. 20.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
29. 29.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
32. 32.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
36. 36.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
39. 39.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field

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