Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 617 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a closed door between
2. 2.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
5. 5.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
15. 15.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
18. 18.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
28. 28.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
33. 33.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier

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