Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 821 · 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) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
5. 5.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧒 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
10. 10.🙈 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
11. 11.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
14. 14.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
19. 19.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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