Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 989 · 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 barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
4. 4.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
7. 7.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
25. 25.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) asking a stranger (d) shouting in class
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a closed door between
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
36. 36.📱 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
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
38. 38.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language

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