Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 259 · 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 barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
9. 9.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
19. 19.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
28. 28.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 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) shout louder (d) cover your ears
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
33. 33.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
38. 38.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
39. 39.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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