Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 997 · 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.❓ 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
2. 2.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
11. 11.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
13. 13.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
18. 18.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
19. 19.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
31. 31.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
37. 37.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
40. 40.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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