Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 492 · 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.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
11. 11.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
17. 17.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
19. 19.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
20. 20.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
38. 38.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words

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