Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 12 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
5. 5.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
13. 13.❓ 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
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.😡 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
24. 24.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
35. 35.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
39. 39.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker

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