Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 192 · 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.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
2. 2.🧒 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 simple words (d) use short forms
3. 3.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
6. 6.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
16. 16.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
18. 18.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler

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