Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 80 · 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.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
7. 7.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
13. 13.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
15. 15.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
27. 27.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
34. 34.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
36. 36.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
38. 38.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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