Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 229 · 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 language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
2. 2.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
7. 7.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
18. 18.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
22. 22.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
34. 34.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
36. 36.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
40. 40.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever

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