Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 718 · 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) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
10. 10.❓ 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
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
13. 13.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
24. 24.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
28. 28.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
34. 34.🔍 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) being very angry
35. 35.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
40. 40.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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