Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 428 · 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) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
2. 2.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
9. 9.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
13. 13.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
15. 15.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
18. 18.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
33. 33.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk

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