Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 761 · 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: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
5. 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🙈 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) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
31. 31.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
37. 37.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
39. 39.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
40. 40.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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