Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 990 · 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.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
2. 2.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
3. 3.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) a quiet word after class
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧒 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 simple words (d) use hard words
8. 8.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
21. 21.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
24. 24.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
27. 27.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
34. 34.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
38. 38.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words

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