Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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