Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 403 · 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) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) a closed door between
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
5. 5.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
6. 6.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
14. 14.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
25. 25.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
27. 27.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
31. 31.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
34. 34.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
39. 39.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings

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