Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 578 · 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.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
8. 8.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
14. 14.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
17. 17.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧒 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
21. 21.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
22. 22.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
25. 25.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
34. 34.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
37. 37.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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