Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 124 · 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) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional 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 hard words (d) use simple words
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
9. 9.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
15. 15.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
24. 24.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a closed door between
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
34. 34.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
38. 38.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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