Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 105 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
17. 17.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
25. 25.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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