Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 750 · 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.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
8. 8.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
9. 9.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
16. 16.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
18. 18.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
23. 23.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
27. 27.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
38. 38.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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