Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 133 · 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 a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
9. 9.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
11. 11.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
15. 15.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
22. 22.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
23. 23.❓ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
26. 26.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
27. 27.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
28. 28.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
30. 30.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
35. 35.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a language barrier (d) a distraction
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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