Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 157 · 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 physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
14. 14.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) shouting in class
19. 19.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
25. 25.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
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 a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
36. 36.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
38. 38.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder

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