Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 619 · 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.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
14. 14.🔊 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) cover your ears (d) shout louder
15. 15.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
17. 17.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
20. 20.😡 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
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
28. 28.❓ 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
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
37. 37.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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