Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 837 · 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) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
6. 6.❓ 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
7. 7.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
13. 13.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
14. 14.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
19. 19.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
33. 33.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
35. 35.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack

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