Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 265 · 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.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
8. 8.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
9. 9.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
11. 11.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
14. 14.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
22. 22.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
38. 38.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
40. 40.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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