Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 628 · 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 fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
6. 6.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
9. 9.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🧒 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
14. 14.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
17. 17.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
18. 18.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
36. 36.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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