Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 450 · 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 of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
5. 5.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
10. 10.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
14. 14.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
18. 18.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
30. 30.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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