Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 683 · 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) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
5. 5.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
12. 12.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
13. 13.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
15. 15.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
17. 17.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
34. 34.True or false: “hard technical words” 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) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic

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