Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 895 · 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.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
6. 6.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
8. 8.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.📱 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 distraction (d) a closed door
13. 13.😡 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
16. 16.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
20. 20.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
24. 24.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
26. 26.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang

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