Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 234 · 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: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) not trusting the speaker
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
6. 6.📱 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
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
10. 10.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
11. 11.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
20. 20.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
26. 26.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
27. 27.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
40. 40.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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