Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 67 · 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) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
2. 2.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
6. 6.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
10. 10.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
17. 17.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
19. 19.🙈 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) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
20. 20.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.❓ 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous

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