Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 562 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
4. 4.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
17. 17.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
18. 18.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
20. 20.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
29. 29.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
31. 31.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
38. 38.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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