Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 236 · 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: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
9. 9.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
34. 34.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
38. 38.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.😡 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) being very angry

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