Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 857 · 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) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
2. 2.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
5. 5.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
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.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
13. 13.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.📱 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
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
31. 31.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
34. 34.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
40. 40.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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