Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 423 · 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) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) shout louder
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
6. 6.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
8. 8.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
12. 12.📱 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 distraction (d) a weak network
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
14. 14.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
30. 30.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
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.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
34. 34.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
36. 36.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
38. 38.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend

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