Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 808 · 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) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
10. 10.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
13. 13.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.📱 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 weak network (d) a distraction
16. 16.🔊 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) cover your ears (d) shout louder
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
21. 21.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field

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