Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 214 · 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) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
3. 3.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📱 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 weak network (d) a distraction
9. 9.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
24. 24.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
37. 37.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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