Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 963 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
5. 5.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
6. 6.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
9. 9.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
18. 18.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙈 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
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
28. 28.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
38. 38.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
39. 39.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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