Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 436 · 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) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
3. 3.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
5. 5.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
6. 6.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
11. 11.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
12. 12.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
19. 19.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
20. 20.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
21. 21.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
22. 22.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
24. 24.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
31. 31.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
32. 32.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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