Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 181 · 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 crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
3. 3.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a distraction
4. 4.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
8. 8.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
15. 15.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.😡 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
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
33. 33.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
37. 37.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) a closed door between
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier

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