Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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