Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 158 · 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: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
15. 15.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
19. 19.📱 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 closed door (d) a distraction
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
21. 21.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
26. 26.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
29. 29.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
33. 33.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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