Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 535 · 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: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
3. 3.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
16. 16.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
18. 18.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
22. 22.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
36. 36.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a closed door
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker

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