Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 76 · 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: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
4. 4.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
17. 17.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧒 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 hard words (d) use simple words
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
23. 23.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
26. 26.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
34. 34.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight

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