Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 87 · 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 too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
4. 4.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
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.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
16. 16.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
19. 19.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
20. 20.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🙈 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
34. 34.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
38. 38.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
40. 40.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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