Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 123 · 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 of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
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 simple words (d) use hard words
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
7. 7.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
14. 14.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
23. 23.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
28. 28.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
31. 31.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
33. 33.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
35. 35.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
36. 36.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier

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