Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 876 · 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.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
10. 10.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
13. 13.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
20. 20.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
22. 22.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
24. 24.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
28. 28.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
31. 31.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line

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