Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 407 · 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.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
4. 4.❓ 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
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) not trusting the speaker
7. 7.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🧒 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
26. 26.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
38. 38.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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