Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 183 · 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 upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
9. 9.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
14. 14.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
16. 16.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
20. 20.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
21. 21.😡 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
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.📱 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 weak network (d) a distraction
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
30. 30.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at

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