Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 227 · 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.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
3. 3.📱 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 distraction (d) a weak network
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
12. 12.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
24. 24.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
26. 26.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
31. 31.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
40. 40.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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