Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 421 · 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) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
3. 3.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
15. 15.📱 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 weak network (d) a distraction
16. 16.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
23. 23.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (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) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
37. 37.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler

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