Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 868 · 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) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) shouting in class
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.❓ 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
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
12. 12.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
17. 17.🧒 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
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
23. 23.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) shout louder
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
27. 27.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
32. 32.📱 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 distraction (d) a weak network
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier

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