Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 384 · 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 an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
5. 5.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
7. 7.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) shouting in class
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
19. 19.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.❓ 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
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
25. 25.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
27. 27.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
30. 30.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
37. 37.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field

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