Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 885 · 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) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
2. 2.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
3. 3.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
5. 5.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
6. 6.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
23. 23.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
26. 26.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📱 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
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
30. 30.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network

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