Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 216 · 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.🙈 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) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
18. 18.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
19. 19.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
22. 22.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) a closed door between
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.📱 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 distraction (d) a closed door
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
37. 37.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) hard words
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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