Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 367 · 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.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
6. 6.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
9. 9.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
11. 11.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
15. 15.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
20. 20.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
35. 35.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight

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