Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 314 · 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 language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
10. 10.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
11. 11.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
12. 12.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
15. 15.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
18. 18.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
28. 28.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
31. 31.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words

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