Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 258 · 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: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
4. 4.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
12. 12.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
15. 15.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
22. 22.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
25. 25.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
33. 33.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at

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