Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 679 · 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) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
11. 11.😡 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
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
16. 16.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
17. 17.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
19. 19.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
23. 23.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
34. 34.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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