Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 342 · 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) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
6. 6.📱 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
7. 7.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
9. 9.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.❓ 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
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
20. 20.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
26. 26.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
28. 28.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
30. 30.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
39. 39.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack

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