Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 656 · 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.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
5. 5.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
8. 8.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
11. 11.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
16. 16.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
33. 33.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
34. 34.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
39. 39.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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