Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 688 · 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.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
2. 2.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
8. 8.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
16. 16.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
22. 22.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
23. 23.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
26. 26.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
35. 35.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
38. 38.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
40. 40.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) hard words

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