Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 950 · 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 big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
12. 12.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
32. 32.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
34. 34.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous

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