Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 877 · 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) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
5. 5.😡 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
6. 6.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
10. 10.❓ 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
11. 11.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
15. 15.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
17. 17.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
26. 26.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
33. 33.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
36. 36.🙈 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
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
38. 38.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack

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