Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 801 · 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 barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
4. 4.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
6. 6.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
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.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
32. 32.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
40. 40.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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