Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 605 · 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 language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
2. 2.😡 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
3. 3.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
5. 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
6. 6.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
11. 11.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
14. 14.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
19. 19.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
37. 37.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”

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