Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 603 · 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) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
2. 2.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
5. 5.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.😡 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
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
9. 9.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
13. 13.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
18. 18.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
19. 19.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
22. 22.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
26. 26.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
31. 31.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
34. 34.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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