Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 398 · 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.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
2. 2.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
10. 10.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
15. 15.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
21. 21.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
24. 24.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
26. 26.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
32. 32.❓ 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
33. 33.🧒 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
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
38. 38.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
40. 40.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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