Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 813 · 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) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
6. 6.🙈 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
7. 7.❓ 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
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
12. 12.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
14. 14.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
18. 18.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
20. 20.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
34. 34.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
37. 37.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
38. 38.📱 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between

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