Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 725 · 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.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (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 of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
12. 12.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
15. 15.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
16. 16.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
22. 22.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.😡 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
32. 32.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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