Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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