Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 131 · 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.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a closed door between
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
9. 9.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.❓ 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
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
21. 21.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
27. 27.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
29. 29.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
33. 33.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
37. 37.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field

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