Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 156 · 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: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
16. 16.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
18. 18.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
27. 27.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
33. 33.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
37. 37.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📱 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

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