Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 325 · 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.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
2. 2.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
7. 7.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
14. 14.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
19. 19.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
26. 26.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
28. 28.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
30. 30.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
31. 31.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
34. 34.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
39. 39.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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