Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 530 · 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 keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
6. 6.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
12. 12.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
18. 18.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
21. 21.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
28. 28.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
31. 31.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
33. 33.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
39. 39.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous

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