Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 882 · 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 of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🙈 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
15. 15.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
20. 20.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
22. 22.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
30. 30.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
37. 37.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
39. 39.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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