Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 764 · 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) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
6. 6.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
8. 8.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
9. 9.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
16. 16.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) hard words
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
28. 28.📱 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
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
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 of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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