Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 242 · 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 of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
5. 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
11. 11.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
13. 13.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
14. 14.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
19. 19.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
22. 22.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
23. 23.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
28. 28.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier

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