Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 135 · 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.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
5. 5.🙈 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
12. 12.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
14. 14.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
16. 16.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
19. 19.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
37. 37.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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