Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 172 · 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 an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
4. 4.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
9. 9.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
15. 15.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
17. 17.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
22. 22.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
26. 26.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.❓ 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
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
38. 38.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words

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