Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 611 · 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) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
10. 10.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
11. 11.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
14. 14.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
19. 19.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
29. 29.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
35. 35.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
38. 38.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
40. 40.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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