Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 42 · 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 honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
5. 5.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
9. 9.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
21. 21.😡 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
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.❓ 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
27. 27.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
29. 29.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
36. 36.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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