Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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