Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 365 · 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) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) not trusting the speaker
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
9. 9.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
18. 18.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
22. 22.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
28. 28.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
38. 38.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
39. 39.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away

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