Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 685 · 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.🧒 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
4. 4.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.😡 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
13. 13.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
19. 19.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) a closed door between
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
24. 24.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
27. 27.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
34. 34.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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