Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 411 · 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.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
6. 6.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
10. 10.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
12. 12.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
17. 17.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
20. 20.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
26. 26.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
34. 34.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier

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