Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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