Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 872 · 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) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
10. 10.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
13. 13.🧒 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
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
24. 24.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
26. 26.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
32. 32.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
34. 34.📱 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 distraction (d) a weak network
35. 35.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
39. 39.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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