Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 502 · 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 upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
18. 18.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
26. 26.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
30. 30.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
34. 34.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field

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