Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 863 · 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 barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
6. 6.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.📱 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
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
17. 17.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
19. 19.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
37. 37.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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