Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 169 · 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) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
4. 4.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
6. 6.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
7. 7.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
8. 8.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
11. 11.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
29. 29.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
35. 35.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
38. 38.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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