Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 414 · 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) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
9. 9.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
15. 15.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
18. 18.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
23. 23.🙈 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) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
26. 26.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
40. 40.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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