Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 346 · 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.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
6. 6.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
9. 9.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
13. 13.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
16. 16.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
17. 17.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
26. 26.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang

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