Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 506 · 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 short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.❓ 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
7. 7.🙈 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) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
8. 8.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
12. 12.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
22. 22.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
24. 24.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
27. 27.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
29. 29.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk

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