Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 509 · 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 an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🔊 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) give up talking (d) shout louder
3. 3.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
6. 6.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
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: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
20. 20.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.❓ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
31. 31.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
35. 35.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
40. 40.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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