Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 588 · 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: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
11. 11.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
12. 12.🧒 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
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
20. 20.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
23. 23.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
32. 32.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
36. 36.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🙈 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
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous

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