Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 957 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
2. 2.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
4. 4.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) a quiet word after class
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
9. 9.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
14. 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
26. 26.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
34. 34.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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