Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 138 · 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.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
2. 2.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
10. 10.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
18. 18.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
22. 22.❓ 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🔊 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) give up talking (d) shout louder
26. 26.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
40. 40.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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