Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 175 · 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 keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
2. 2.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
4. 4.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
14. 14.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
15. 15.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
22. 22.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🙈 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
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
28. 28.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
31. 31.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
37. 37.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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