Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 114 · 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) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
5. 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
6. 6.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
15. 15.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
22. 22.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
27. 27.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
31. 31.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
32. 32.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
34. 34.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
35. 35.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
39. 39.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang

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