Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 574 · 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 of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) upset after a fight
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
9. 9.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
14. 14.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
17. 17.🧒 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
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
25. 25.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field

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