Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 677 · 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) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
8. 8.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
18. 18.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
19. 19.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
22. 22.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
23. 23.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
28. 28.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
29. 29.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
32. 32.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous

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