Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 477 · 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.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
6. 6.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
10. 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
12. 12.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
24. 24.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
26. 26.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
28. 28.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
29. 29.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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