Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 772 · 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) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
2. 2.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) shout louder
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
8. 8.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
11. 11.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
14. 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
15. 15.❓ 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
16. 16.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
21. 21.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
26. 26.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
29. 29.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
36. 36.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
39. 39.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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