Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 543 · 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 weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
7. 7.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
11. 11.❓ 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
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
17. 17.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
19. 19.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
20. 20.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
33. 33.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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