Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 145 · 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) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
7. 7.📱 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 distraction (d) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
10. 10.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🙈 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
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
19. 19.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
24. 24.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
26. 26.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
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) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
39. 39.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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