Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 343 · 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.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
2. 2.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
4. 4.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
17. 17.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
19. 19.🙈 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
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
27. 27.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
28. 28.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
30. 30.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
34. 34.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
40. 40.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) hard words

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