Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 654 · 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) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) hard words
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
9. 9.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
15. 15.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) honking traffic
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
24. 24.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
29. 29.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
38. 38.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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