Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 585 · 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.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
10. 10.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
15. 15.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
27. 27.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
30. 30.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
32. 32.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
35. 35.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language

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