Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 274 · 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) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
2. 2.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
5. 5.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
7. 7.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
9. 9.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
17. 17.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
20. 20.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
23. 23.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
34. 34.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words

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