Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 518 · 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 upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
20. 20.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
22. 22.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
33. 33.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
34. 34.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
39. 39.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
40. 40.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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