Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 515 · 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 honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
5. 5.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
23. 23.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
26. 26.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
30. 30.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
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) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
36. 36.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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