Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 150 · 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: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
14. 14.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
16. 16.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
17. 17.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
20. 20.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
22. 22.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
28. 28.🙈 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
31. 31.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
34. 34.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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