Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 345 · 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 upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
11. 11.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
13. 13.📱 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 closed door (d) a distraction
14. 14.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
17. 17.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
23. 23.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
25. 25.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
27. 27.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
29. 29.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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