Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 215 · 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) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
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) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
3. 3.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
12. 12.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
17. 17.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
18. 18.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
21. 21.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.❓ 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
31. 31.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
34. 34.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
37. 37.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang

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