Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 221 · 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) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
3. 3.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
5. 5.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
6. 6.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
10. 10.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
13. 13.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
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 an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
17. 17.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
22. 22.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
27. 27.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) shout louder
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
30. 30.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
37. 37.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside

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