Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 548 · 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 language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
15. 15.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) talking across a field
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
20. 20.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
23. 23.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
28. 28.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
30. 30.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
31. 31.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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