Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 470 · 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 an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
6. 6.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🔍 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”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
16. 16.📱 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
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
20. 20.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
23. 23.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
26. 26.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🙈 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
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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