Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 451 · 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) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
9. 9.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a language barrier (d) a distraction
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
11. 11.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
13. 13.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
16. 16.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
22. 22.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 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) shout louder (d) cover your ears
31. 31.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧒 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 short forms (d) use hard words
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier

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