Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 413 · 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 weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
12. 12.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
15. 15.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
18. 18.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”
24. 24.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
29. 29.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
31. 31.🧒 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
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.❓ 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
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
39. 39.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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