Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 669 · 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 barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧒 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
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
17. 17.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
20. 20.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
22. 22.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
29. 29.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
31. 31.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
34. 34.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
39. 39.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a distraction

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