Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 350 · 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.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
7. 7.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
9. 9.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
16. 16.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
19. 19.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
25. 25.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
31. 31.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
35. 35.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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