Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 491 · 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.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
8. 8.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
10. 10.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
13. 13.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
21. 21.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
34. 34.🙈 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
35. 35.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
37. 37.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧒 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

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