Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 663 · 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.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
2. 2.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
8. 8.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
11. 11.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
22. 22.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
25. 25.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
33. 33.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
36. 36.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
38. 38.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry

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