Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 65 · 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.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
3. 3.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
5. 5.📱 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
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
13. 13.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
15. 15.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.❓ 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
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
21. 21.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
23. 23.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
25. 25.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
28. 28.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
34. 34.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
37. 37.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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