Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 862 · 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.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
2. 2.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
4. 4.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
14. 14.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
21. 21.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
22. 22.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
35. 35.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.❓ 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
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside

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