Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 97 · 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) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
4. 4.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
5. 5.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
11. 11.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
14. 14.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
15. 15.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
18. 18.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
32. 32.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.📱 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 weak network (d) a distraction
35. 35.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
37. 37.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
39. 39.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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