Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 151 · 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 uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
2. 2.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
14. 14.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
20. 20.📱 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
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
23. 23.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
24. 24.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
27. 27.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
38. 38.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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