Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 254 · 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.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
2. 2.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
8. 8.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
14. 14.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
21. 21.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
26. 26.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
30. 30.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
40. 40.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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