Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 396 · 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 uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
6. 6.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) a weak network
13. 13.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🔊 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) shout louder (d) give up talking
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🙈 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
31. 31.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
36. 36.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
38. 38.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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