Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 558 · 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 physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
3. 3.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
26. 26.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
30. 30.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
33. 33.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
36. 36.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
39. 39.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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