Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 597 · 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) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
2. 2.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
8. 8.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
12. 12.🙈 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
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
15. 15.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
27. 27.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
32. 32.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
33. 33.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
34. 34.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words

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