Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 738 · 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: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
3. 3.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
12. 12.🧒 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
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
17. 17.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
19. 19.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
25. 25.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
30. 30.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
31. 31.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
32. 32.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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