Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 810 · 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 language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
9. 9.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🙈 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
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
17. 17.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
21. 21.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
33. 33.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
36. 36.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
39. 39.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack

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