Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 239 · 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.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
15. 15.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
17. 17.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
23. 23.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
25. 25.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔊 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
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.😡 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
29. 29.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
30. 30.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
38. 38.🙈 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) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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