Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 716 · 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) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
2. 2.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
4. 4.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
5. 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
6. 6.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) a weak network
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”
13. 13.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
14. 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
24. 24.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.😡 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between

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