Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 244 · 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 a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
7. 7.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
13. 13.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
19. 19.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
22. 22.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
23. 23.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.❓ 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
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
35. 35.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
39. 39.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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