Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 802 · 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: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
19. 19.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
21. 21.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
24. 24.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
32. 32.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
36. 36.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
38. 38.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.📱 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 distraction (d) a closed door

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