Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 902 · 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: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
8. 8.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
24. 24.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
25. 25.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
38. 38.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
39. 39.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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