Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 69 · 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) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
3. 3.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
4. 4.📱 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 distraction (d) a closed door
5. 5.❓ 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
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
14. 14.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
17. 17.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
19. 19.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
22. 22.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
26. 26.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
30. 30.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
36. 36.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field

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