Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 112 · 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) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
2. 2.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
10. 10.🙈 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
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
16. 16.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
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) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
25. 25.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
34. 34.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
38. 38.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means

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