Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 919 · 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.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
8. 8.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
19. 19.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.❓ 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
21. 21.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
23. 23.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
26. 26.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🙈 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) asking a stranger (d) shouting in class
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
40. 40.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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