Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 624 · 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) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
2. 2.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
5. 5.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
16. 16.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.❓ 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
24. 24.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
32. 32.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
33. 33.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
40. 40.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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