Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 482 · 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.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
12. 12.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
14. 14.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
18. 18.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
20. 20.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
37. 37.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
40. 40.🔊 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

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