Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 612 · 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 loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
3. 3.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
18. 18.🧒 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 short forms (d) use simple words
19. 19.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
21. 21.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
24. 24.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
35. 35.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
38. 38.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) send long texts

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