Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 494 · 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: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
10. 10.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
13. 13.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
15. 15.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
20. 20.🧒 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 simple words (d) use hard words
21. 21.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
37. 37.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away

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