Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 768 · 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) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
4. 4.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🙈 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) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
10. 10.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📱 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
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
14. 14.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
15. 15.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
16. 16.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
24. 24.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
26. 26.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
30. 30.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
32. 32.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
36. 36.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside

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