Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 508 · 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 barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
11. 11.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
18. 18.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
24. 24.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
27. 27.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
34. 34.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
38. 38.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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