Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 842 · 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.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
3. 3.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
9. 9.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
10. 10.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
12. 12.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
13. 13.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) shout louder
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
31. 31.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
35. 35.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
37. 37.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field

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