Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 1 · 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) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
6. 6.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
8. 8.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
16. 16.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
17. 17.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
20. 20.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
24. 24.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧒 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
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
32. 32.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
36. 36.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone

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