Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 986 · 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.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
13. 13.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
21. 21.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
24. 24.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
29. 29.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙈 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
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
35. 35.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
37. 37.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight

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