Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 380 · 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) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
5. 5.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
11. 11.❓ 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
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
18. 18.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
22. 22.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
31. 31.📱 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at

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