Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 96 · 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: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
4. 4.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
8. 8.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
13. 13.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a distraction
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
20. 20.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
22. 22.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
28. 28.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
34. 34.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network

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