Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 285 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
4. 4.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
14. 14.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
17. 17.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
19. 19.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
32. 32.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📱 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
35. 35.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
38. 38.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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