Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 483 · 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) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
2. 2.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
5. 5.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
12. 12.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
22. 22.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
24. 24.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
25. 25.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
27. 27.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler

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