Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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