Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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