Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 575 · 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) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.🧒 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
3. 3.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
8. 8.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
9. 9.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
24. 24.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
31. 31.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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