Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 247 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
3. 3.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
9. 9.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
19. 19.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
20. 20.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
30. 30.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
36. 36.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
40. 40.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast

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