Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 257 · 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.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
6. 6.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
10. 10.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
16. 16.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
24. 24.🙈 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) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
25. 25.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
33. 33.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
36. 36.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
37. 37.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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