Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 938 · 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: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
12. 12.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
17. 17.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
20. 20.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
33. 33.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
40. 40.❓ 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

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