Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 129 · 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) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
6. 6.📱 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
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
8. 8.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
11. 11.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
23. 23.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧒 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
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
27. 27.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
31. 31.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
35. 35.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line

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