Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 604 · 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 an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
2. 2.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
5. 5.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
11. 11.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
17. 17.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
28. 28.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧒 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
34. 34.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
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 is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang

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