Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 673 · 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 being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
4. 4.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
17. 17.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
24. 24.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
27. 27.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
31. 31.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger

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