Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 173 · 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 barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
4. 4.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
7. 7.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
9. 9.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a language barrier (d) a distraction
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
15. 15.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
18. 18.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
20. 20.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
22. 22.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
28. 28.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
33. 33.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
37. 37.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words

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