Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 672 · 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) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
2. 2.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
4. 4.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
9. 9.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.😡 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
12. 12.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
14. 14.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
30. 30.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
33. 33.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional 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.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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