Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 590 · 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 language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
7. 7.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
11. 11.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
16. 16.📱 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 distraction (d) a closed door
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
22. 22.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
24. 24.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
25. 25.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
27. 27.❓ 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
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
31. 31.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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