Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 936 · 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) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
3. 3.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
8. 8.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
9. 9.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
11. 11.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (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 closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
18. 18.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
22. 22.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker

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