Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 870 · 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.📱 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 distraction (d) a closed door
2. 2.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
21. 21.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
33. 33.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
35. 35.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
37. 37.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
38. 38.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous

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