Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 571 · 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.😡 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
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙈 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
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
11. 11.📱 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
13. 13.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (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) False (b) True

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