Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 805 · 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) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
5. 5.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
6. 6.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
8. 8.❓ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
10. 10.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
13. 13.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
24. 24.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
31. 31.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
39. 39.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) a weak network

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