Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 393 · 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.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
4. 4.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
6. 6.❓ 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
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
12. 12.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
21. 21.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
25. 25.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
29. 29.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
37. 37.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a closed door between
40. 40.🙈 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) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger

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