Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 307 · 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) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
5. 5.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
8. 8.📱 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
9. 9.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) a closed door between
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
23. 23.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
28. 28.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
29. 29.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
37. 37.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk

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