Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 667 · 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.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
3. 3.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
5. 5.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
16. 16.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
19. 19.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
25. 25.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
38. 38.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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