Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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