Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 159 · 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) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
3. 3.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
6. 6.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
7. 7.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
8. 8.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🙈 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
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
18. 18.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
20. 20.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
24. 24.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
39. 39.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words

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