Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 161 · 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.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
5. 5.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
8. 8.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
18. 18.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
26. 26.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
31. 31.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
40. 40.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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