Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 549 · 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 of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
3. 3.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) hard words
4. 4.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
5. 5.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
8. 8.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
13. 13.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
19. 19.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
26. 26.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
36. 36.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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