Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 371 · 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) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
2. 2.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
13. 13.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
20. 20.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
26. 26.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
30. 30.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
33. 33.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
35. 35.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier

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