Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 996 · 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.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) hard words
10. 10.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
13. 13.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
18. 18.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
24. 24.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
32. 32.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
38. 38.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
40. 40.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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