Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 142 · 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 a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
7. 7.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
9. 9.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
14. 14.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.❓ 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
19. 19.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
20. 20.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
25. 25.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a closed door between
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
35. 35.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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