Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 864 · 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 an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) a closed door between
4. 4.😡 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
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
8. 8.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
23. 23.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
25. 25.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.❓ 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
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
37. 37.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight

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