Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 647 · 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 barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
6. 6.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
9. 9.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
16. 16.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
18. 18.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
22. 22.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
24. 24.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
25. 25.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
29. 29.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
33. 33.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
40. 40.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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