Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 107 · 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.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
20. 20.❓ 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
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
27. 27.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
28. 28.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
32. 32.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside

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