Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 579 · 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) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
5. 5.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
7. 7.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
9. 9.📱 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
10. 10.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
23. 23.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
26. 26.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
29. 29.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
35. 35.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
38. 38.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words

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