Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 288 · 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 physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
3. 3.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
4. 4.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
19. 19.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
24. 24.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
26. 26.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
27. 27.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
34. 34.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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