Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 51 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.😡 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
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
11. 11.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) a weak network
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
20. 20.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
22. 22.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
25. 25.🧒 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) a loud drill outside
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
34. 34.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
39. 39.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language

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