Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 118 · 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) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🙈 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
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
18. 18.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
21. 21.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
27. 27.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
29. 29.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
32. 32.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
38. 38.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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