Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 665 · 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.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
5. 5.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
14. 14.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
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 fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
26. 26.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
38. 38.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line

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