Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 71 · 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 of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
2. 2.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
10. 10.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
13. 13.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
18. 18.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
22. 22.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
24. 24.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
37. 37.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words

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