Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 187 · 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 barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
4. 4.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
6. 6.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
19. 19.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
22. 22.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
26. 26.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
27. 27.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a closed door between
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
40. 40.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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