Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 360 · 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 distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
6. 6.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
9. 9.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
10. 10.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
14. 14.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
16. 16.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
25. 25.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a closed door between
27. 27.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
30. 30.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
36. 36.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
37. 37.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”

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