Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 84 · 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: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
9. 9.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
25. 25.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) shouting in class
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
29. 29.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
33. 33.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
35. 35.🧒 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
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
37. 37.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a closed door between
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field

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