Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 189 · 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 barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
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) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
5. 5.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
11. 11.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
16. 16.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🙈 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
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧒 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
33. 33.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
36. 36.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at

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