Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 827 · 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.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (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.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
20. 20.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
23. 23.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
26. 26.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
34. 34.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
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) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network

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