Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 137 · 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) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
3. 3.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
8. 8.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
19. 19.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
23. 23.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
25. 25.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
34. 34.❓ 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
35. 35.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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