Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 41 · 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 a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧒 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
4. 4.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
14. 14.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
16. 16.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
28. 28.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
35. 35.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
38. 38.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous

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