Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 652 · 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 of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
2. 2.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
5. 5.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
8. 8.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
10. 10.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
15. 15.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
18. 18.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
20. 20.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
28. 28.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
31. 31.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place

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