Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 243 · 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 barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
7. 7.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
8. 8.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
30. 30.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
31. 31.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
36. 36.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
39. 39.🙈 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
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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