Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 555 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
13. 13.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
16. 16.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
22. 22.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
26. 26.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
35. 35.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at

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