Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 315 · 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 language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
4. 4.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
16. 16.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
17. 17.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
21. 21.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
29. 29.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
37. 37.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
39. 39.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between

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