Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 226 · 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 an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
4. 4.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
6. 6.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
8. 8.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.😡 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
18. 18.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) shouting in class
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
24. 24.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
29. 29.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
37. 37.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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