Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 415 · 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: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📱 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
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.😡 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
14. 14.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
16. 16.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
19. 19.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
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) walk away (d) laugh at the word
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
22. 22.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
25. 25.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line

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