Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 148 · 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 of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
12. 12.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
19. 19.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
20. 20.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
22. 22.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
24. 24.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
27. 27.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
30. 30.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
33. 33.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
36. 36.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry

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