Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 209 · 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 being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
4. 4.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
6. 6.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
10. 10.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
21. 21.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔊 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) give up talking (d) shout louder
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.❓ 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
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
38. 38.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language

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