Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 714 · 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) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
5. 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
6. 6.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
9. 9.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
12. 12.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a distraction
13. 13.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
15. 15.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
27. 27.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
32. 32.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
34. 34.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
39. 39.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry

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