Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 514 · 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 a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
4. 4.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
6. 6.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
10. 10.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
16. 16.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
24. 24.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
35. 35.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
37. 37.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside

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