Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 165 · 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) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
4. 4.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
11. 11.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) shout louder
12. 12.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
19. 19.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
22. 22.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
24. 24.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
30. 30.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
36. 36.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.❓ 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
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between

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