Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 291 · 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 feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
4. 4.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
5. 5.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
10. 10.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
15. 15.📱 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 distraction (d) a weak network
16. 16.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
22. 22.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
32. 32.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
33. 33.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) hard words
35. 35.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”

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