Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 547 · 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) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
2. 2.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
5. 5.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
7. 7.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
9. 9.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
19. 19.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
24. 24.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
25. 25.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
30. 30.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
40. 40.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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