Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 204 · 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) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
4. 4.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
9. 9.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
18. 18.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
24. 24.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
30. 30.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside

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