Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 449 · 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) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
2. 2.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
9. 9.🧒 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
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
14. 14.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
16. 16.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
18. 18.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
19. 19.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
26. 26.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
33. 33.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
34. 34.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
36. 36.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
39. 39.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight

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