Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 505 · 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 an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
4. 4.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
6. 6.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
9. 9.🙈 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
10. 10.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (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 is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
17. 17.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
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.🔊 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
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
29. 29.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
32. 32.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
35. 35.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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