Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 427 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
2. 2.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📱 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
8. 8.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
12. 12.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
15. 15.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
17. 17.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
22. 22.🙈 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
26. 26.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
32. 32.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
34. 34.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside

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