Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 730 · 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 a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
6. 6.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
7. 7.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
15. 15.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
17. 17.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
38. 38.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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