Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 82 · 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 loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
13. 13.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧒 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 simple words (d) use short forms
16. 16.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a distraction
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
25. 25.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
30. 30.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙈 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) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
33. 33.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
35. 35.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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