Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 696 · 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 loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
6. 6.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
9. 9.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
14. 14.📱 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
15. 15.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
16. 16.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
23. 23.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.True or false: “too much slang” 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) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
35. 35.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field

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