Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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