Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 975 · 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 an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
8. 8.🙈 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
15. 15.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
20. 20.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
29. 29.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
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.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
34. 34.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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