Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 378 · 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 of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
3. 3.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
5. 5.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
14. 14.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
17. 17.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
18. 18.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
21. 21.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
22. 22.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
25. 25.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
31. 31.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
39. 39.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk

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