Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 847 · 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 feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
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) send long texts (d) calm down first
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
4. 4.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
10. 10.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
12. 12.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
23. 23.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
27. 27.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
35. 35.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
38. 38.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
39. 39.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker

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