Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 584 · 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.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
6. 6.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
11. 11.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
24. 24.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
29. 29.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
32. 32.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.📱 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 distraction (d) a closed door
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
37. 37.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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