Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 412 · 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: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
3. 3.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
4. 4.🧒 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 simple words (d) use hard words
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
10. 10.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
21. 21.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
23. 23.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.📱 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
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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