Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 352 · 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) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
2. 2.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
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.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
10. 10.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
12. 12.📱 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
13. 13.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
15. 15.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
19. 19.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
20. 20.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
30. 30.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧒 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
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
39. 39.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
40. 40.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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