Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 197 · 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 hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
5. 5.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
12. 12.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
13. 13.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
16. 16.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
18. 18.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
20. 20.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
22. 22.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
24. 24.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
35. 35.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
39. 39.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words

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