Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 479 · 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) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
14. 14.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
20. 20.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
22. 22.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
24. 24.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
26. 26.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
27. 27.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
31. 31.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
34. 34.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) not trusting the speaker
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language

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