Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 755 · 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.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.❓ 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
3. 3.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
12. 12.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
14. 14.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
15. 15.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a closed door between
17. 17.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
23. 23.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
26. 26.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
29. 29.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
34. 34.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
37. 37.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first

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