Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 116 · 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) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
12. 12.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
17. 17.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
19. 19.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
28. 28.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
30. 30.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
31. 31.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
33. 33.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
34. 34.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
40. 40.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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