Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 560 · 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.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 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) shout louder (d) give up talking
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
6. 6.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
17. 17.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
18. 18.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
22. 22.🙈 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) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
23. 23.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
26. 26.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
28. 28.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
32. 32.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
34. 34.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
37. 37.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry

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