Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 58 · 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) local words they lack (d) too much slang
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
9. 9.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
11. 11.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
15. 15.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
17. 17.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
20. 20.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
21. 21.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
24. 24.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
30. 30.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
36. 36.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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