Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 390 · 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 closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
13. 13.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
14. 14.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
24. 24.🔊 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) give up talking (d) shout louder
25. 25.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
27. 27.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
28. 28.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk

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