Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 354 · 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.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
4. 4.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
6. 6.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
10. 10.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
21. 21.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
23. 23.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
27. 27.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
31. 31.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
35. 35.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier

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