Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 720 · 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) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
5. 5.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
13. 13.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
15. 15.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
23. 23.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
35. 35.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier

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