Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 185 · 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 closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
5. 5.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
7. 7.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
16. 16.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
18. 18.🔊 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) cover your ears (d) shout louder
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
29. 29.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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