Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 441 · 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) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🙈 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
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
9. 9.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
13. 13.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
19. 19.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
22. 22.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
24. 24.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) a weak network
25. 25.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
36. 36.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder

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