Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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