Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 553 · 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) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
4. 4.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
7. 7.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
28. 28.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
39. 39.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words

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