Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 782 · 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.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
6. 6.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
11. 11.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
19. 19.🙈 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
20. 20.😡 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
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
27. 27.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
31. 31.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
33. 33.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang

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