Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 630 · 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) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
13. 13.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
23. 23.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
27. 27.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
30. 30.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
33. 33.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
36. 36.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) a weak network

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