Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 701 · 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) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
2. 2.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
4. 4.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
10. 10.❓ 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
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
14. 14.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
17. 17.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
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.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
23. 23.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
30. 30.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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