Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 637 · 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 language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
9. 9.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
12. 12.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
13. 13.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
25. 25.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
28. 28.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
30. 30.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
37. 37.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
40. 40.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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