Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 501 · 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 barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a closed door between
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
4. 4.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
7. 7.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
10. 10.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
13. 13.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
23. 23.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
30. 30.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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