Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 721 · 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) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
6. 6.🧒 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
8. 8.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
9. 9.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
10. 10.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
13. 13.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
15. 15.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.😡 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
17. 17.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
26. 26.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
27. 27.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
37. 37.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack

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