Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 290 · 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 a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
8. 8.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.😡 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
19. 19.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
25. 25.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
32. 32.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
34. 34.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
35. 35.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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