Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 319 · 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) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
2. 2.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) shout louder
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
5. 5.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
6. 6.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a closed door between
9. 9.🙈 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) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
22. 22.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
24. 24.📱 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.❓ 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
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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