Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 43 · 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 barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
4. 4.🔊 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
5. 5.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
7. 7.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
14. 14.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
17. 17.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
20. 20.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
24. 24.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.❓ 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
27. 27.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
29. 29.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
35. 35.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.😡 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
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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