Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 520 · 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 honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
4. 4.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
5. 5.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
10. 10.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
15. 15.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
18. 18.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
24. 24.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
30. 30.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
33. 33.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
36. 36.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
39. 39.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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