Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 304 · 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: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
4. 4.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
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) calm down first (d) send long texts
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
8. 8.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
10. 10.❓ 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
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
12. 12.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
18. 18.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
30. 30.🙈 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
31. 31.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field

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