Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 778 · 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) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
5. 5.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
10. 10.📱 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 closed door (d) a distraction
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
12. 12.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
14. 14.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
19. 19.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
22. 22.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
26. 26.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
30. 30.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
34. 34.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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