Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 426 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
4. 4.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
6. 6.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
14. 14.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
17. 17.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) shouting in class
20. 20.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
21. 21.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
24. 24.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📱 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 weak network (d) a distraction
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
33. 33.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
35. 35.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
38. 38.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier

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