Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 72 · 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) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
3. 3.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
13. 13.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
22. 22.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
24. 24.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🙈 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
29. 29.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
37. 37.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
40. 40.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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