Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 822 · 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.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
8. 8.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
9. 9.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
13. 13.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
19. 19.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
22. 22.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
38. 38.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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