Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 50 · 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) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
12. 12.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
16. 16.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
18. 18.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
20. 20.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
22. 22.🧒 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
23. 23.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
25. 25.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
34. 34.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
36. 36.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
40. 40.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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