Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 849 · 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) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
5. 5.🙈 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
6. 6.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
18. 18.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
19. 19.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
23. 23.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
40. 40.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away

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