Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 152 · 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) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
2. 2.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
4. 4.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) a weak network
18. 18.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
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 distraction (d) a language barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
25. 25.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧒 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 short forms (d) use simple words
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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