Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 565 · 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 language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
2. 2.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (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) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
13. 13.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
15. 15.🧒 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
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
19. 19.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
23. 23.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
29. 29.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
35. 35.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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