Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 767 · 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) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
5. 5.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
13. 13.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
16. 16.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
22. 22.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
24. 24.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
27. 27.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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