Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 833 · 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.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧒 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
13. 13.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
21. 21.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
27. 27.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
31. 31.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
33. 33.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
36. 36.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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