Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 383 · 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 barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
6. 6.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
7. 7.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
8. 8.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
16. 16.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
18. 18.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
28. 28.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
32. 32.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.😡 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
38. 38.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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