Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 356 · 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) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
7. 7.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
12. 12.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
14. 14.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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