Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 153 · 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.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
7. 7.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
8. 8.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
20. 20.📱 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
21. 21.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
38. 38.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line

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