Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 418 · 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 physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
3. 3.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
7. 7.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
11. 11.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
16. 16.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📱 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
26. 26.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🙈 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
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🧒 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
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
35. 35.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier

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