Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 488 · 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) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
12. 12.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
16. 16.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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