Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 317 · 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.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
3. 3.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) a weak network
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
19. 19.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
26. 26.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
32. 32.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
33. 33.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
38. 38.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
40. 40.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word

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