Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 223 · 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 weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
8. 8.📱 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 distraction (d) a closed door
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.😡 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
11. 11.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
13. 13.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
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.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
32. 32.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
34. 34.❓ 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
35. 35.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
39. 39.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) a weak network
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words

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