Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 760 · 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) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
6. 6.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🙈 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
10. 10.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
11. 11.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
14. 14.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
16. 16.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
19. 19.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.❓ 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
30. 30.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
35. 35.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
38. 38.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
40. 40.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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