Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 296 · 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 physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
6. 6.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
12. 12.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
15. 15.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
18. 18.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
25. 25.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
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.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
34. 34.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
40. 40.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word

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