Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 126 · 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) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
9. 9.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙈 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
21. 21.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a distraction
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
26. 26.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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