Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 190 · 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 hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.😡 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
4. 4.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
11. 11.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
13. 13.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
15. 15.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
18. 18.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
19. 19.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
22. 22.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
26. 26.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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