Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 561 · 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) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
3. 3.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
7. 7.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.❓ 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
9. 9.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
13. 13.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
15. 15.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
19. 19.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
24. 24.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
27. 27.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
32. 32.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
36. 36.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”

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