Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 545 · 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 uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
3. 3.📱 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
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
12. 12.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
16. 16.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
22. 22.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
24. 24.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
25. 25.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
26. 26.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
29. 29.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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