Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 723 · 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 physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
3. 3.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
13. 13.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
14. 14.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
21. 21.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
23. 23.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
29. 29.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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