Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 168 · 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.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
4. 4.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
13. 13.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
19. 19.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
33. 33.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
37. 37.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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