Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 694 · 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 honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
3. 3.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
11. 11.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
15. 15.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
19. 19.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
21. 21.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.😡 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
29. 29.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
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.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) honking traffic
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
36. 36.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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