Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 831 · 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) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
2. 2.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
5. 5.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
6. 6.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
9. 9.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
16. 16.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
20. 20.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
21. 21.🙈 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
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
29. 29.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
32. 32.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
40. 40.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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