Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 420 · 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.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
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) walk away (d) laugh at the word
3. 3.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
16. 16.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
24. 24.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
29. 29.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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