Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 404 · 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) a weak network (d) her feelings
2. 2.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
4. 4.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
13. 13.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
19. 19.😡 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
20. 20.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
33. 33.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
39. 39.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between

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