Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 361 · 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 of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
2. 2.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
6. 6.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
13. 13.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
24. 24.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
31. 31.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
34. 34.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
36. 36.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language

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