Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 979 · 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.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
9. 9.📱 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 weak network (d) a distraction
10. 10.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
15. 15.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
18. 18.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
19. 19.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
39. 39.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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