Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 901 · 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.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
9. 9.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
16. 16.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.😡 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
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📱 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
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
34. 34.❓ 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
35. 35.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧒 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
37. 37.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
40. 40.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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