Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 395 · 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) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
3. 3.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
12. 12.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
13. 13.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
14. 14.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
22. 22.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
24. 24.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
26. 26.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
29. 29.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
39. 39.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk

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