Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 344 · 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.🔊 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
2. 2.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
9. 9.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
27. 27.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
29. 29.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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