Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 184 · 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) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
2. 2.🙈 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) asking a stranger (d) shouting in class
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
8. 8.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
9. 9.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
14. 14.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
27. 27.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
29. 29.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
32. 32.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
36. 36.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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