Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 632 · 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) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) shout louder
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
11. 11.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
13. 13.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
20. 20.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.😡 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
27. 27.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
30. 30.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
32. 32.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language

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