Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 600 · 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: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
6. 6.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
8. 8.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
15. 15.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
16. 16.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
21. 21.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
34. 34.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
37. 37.🙈 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
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
39. 39.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first

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