Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 108 · 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) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.😡 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
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
17. 17.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
22. 22.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
26. 26.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
33. 33.🙈 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
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
37. 37.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
39. 39.🔊 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside

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