Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 287 · 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) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
8. 8.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
10. 10.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
14. 14.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
20. 20.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
22. 22.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
34. 34.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
35. 35.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
37. 37.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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