Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 410 · 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: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
10. 10.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
22. 22.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
26. 26.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
27. 27.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 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
29. 29.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
31. 31.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
37. 37.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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