Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 140 · 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: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
3. 3.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
6. 6.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
12. 12.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🙈 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
17. 17.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
19. 19.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
25. 25.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
27. 27.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
31. 31.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📱 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
38. 38.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk

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