Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 894 · 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) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
3. 3.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
9. 9.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
12. 12.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
16. 16.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
22. 22.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
23. 23.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
27. 27.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧒 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
39. 39.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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