Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 324 · 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) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
6. 6.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
7. 7.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
9. 9.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
11. 11.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
15. 15.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
19. 19.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
23. 23.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
31. 31.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
40. 40.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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