Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 841 · 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.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
2. 2.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
11. 11.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
16. 16.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
25. 25.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
28. 28.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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