Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 394 · 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) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
2. 2.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
6. 6.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
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 is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
12. 12.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
13. 13.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
17. 17.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
25. 25.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language

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