Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 475 · 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.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
6. 6.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
11. 11.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
16. 16.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
17. 17.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
20. 20.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
31. 31.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field

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