Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 98 · 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) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
8. 8.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
9. 9.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
11. 11.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
13. 13.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
22. 22.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.❓ 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
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
34. 34.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
38. 38.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a distraction
39. 39.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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